VJ Edgecombe isn’t hiding how he feels about the possibility of LeBron James ending up in Philadelphia.
After a strong rookie season, the 76ers guard said he’d be more than happy to share the floor with James in year two. Edgecombe has already made his admiration clear, and this time he took it public while the Sixers continue their push to bring James to town, along with All-Star Jaylen Brown, ahead of James’ Sixers debut.
For Edgecombe, the answer starts and ends with what James still means to him.
“It’s LeBron James. At the end of the day, despite how old he is, he’s still, to me, the greatest player of all time,” Edgecombe said. “I mean, if I get to play alongside LeBron, that would be amazing.”
That kind of reaction tracks with how Edgecombe has talked about James before. Entering the 2025-26 season, he said James was his favorite player growing up and told reporters that facing him was the matchup he was most excited about in his first NBA season.
Philadelphia’s interest in James comes as the franchise has already reshaped its outlook after the trade with the Celtics for Brown. With Tyrese Maxey, Brown, Edgecombe and Joel Embiid in the mix, the 76ers would be pushing even harder into contender territory if James were added to the group.
That’s part of why the recruiting effort has already started. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, the Sixers’ core has been working on James, with Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and Jaylen Brown all in communication with him. McMenamin said Maxey has been leading the charge.
The 76ers, along with the Cavs and the Heat, are viewed as the favorites with the best odds to land James. If that happens, Edgecombe would clearly be ready for it.
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